4 Ways to Use Altenew’s March Release

Hello everyone! I am so happy you are here, as I am guesting for the Altenew March release blog hop and I have quite a few cards to share with you!

In the video above, you’ll get a chance to see how I created this card using the beautiful Wildflower Garden stamp set.

I did a lot of stamping and layering to create a bit of depth to the frame of florals. And see that textured background? I made that with the gorgeous and also new, Dotted Scales cover plate die. Don’t you love the detail it adds to your paper?

I made another version of this card using the same products and the same ink colors for the most part, but I changed the layout a bit and used a different sentiment.

Altenew is well known for all their stunning stamp sets, particularly their layering sets. This next card I made uses the new Hope layering set along with a few oldie-but-goodie sets of theirs; Floral Shadow and Beautiful Day. I used those sets to make additional layers behind the floral arrangement.

My sentiment was stamped using the Story of Us set and I put a few sparkling Buttercream gems from Pretty Pink Posh here and there too. And of course I added that same Dotted Scallops cover plate die in the background.

What do you think of the Cross Stitch Flower stamp set? It’s really detailed; check out the awesome cross stitch effect you can get from just some simple stamping! I think the butterflies are adorable too!

My last card I’m featuring today is a watercolored – if you can believe it! I used the Mega Succulent stamp set and Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to create the base watercoloring; afterwards I added fine details with colored pencils. The most interesting part of this design is that this is actually three layers.

I had stamped the image three times and colored each one in sections; then I fussy cut two of those sections out. After cutting them out, I adhered the two sections onto the last panel with foam tape. I LOVE the dimension! There are some clear confetti sequins adhered to the card and I added Nuvo Drops onto each one; it’s one of my favorite techniques. And that pretty sentiment is also from the Mega Succulent set. The script is so beautiful!

I hope you enjoyed seeing all of these ideas using the new release from Altenew! Scroll back up to the top of the post if you missed the video showing how I made the first card I shared. Plus keep on reading to learn more about the blog hop celebrating the new release!

There are a TON of participating designers in this hop; you won’t be lacking inspiration using this new release! :) Continue in the fun by visiting Sandra Dietrich’s blog! Or view the entire hop order below:

Altenew is extremely generous in giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Thursday, March 29th for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/31/2018.

Really fantastic cards, Nina!! I love the Cherry Blossom and Lagoon inks together on the first couple of cards! I will have to remember that combo. The Altenew stamps look wonderful in each of your designs. Thanks so much for sharing your creative ideas with us!

I really love your cards, Nina Marie! That first card using the new wildflower stamp set is so gorgeous…I love everything about it!! And, thanks so much for making a video showing us how you made your cards!! Seeing how a card is made is just so helpful!

Amazing cards! They’re all so petty, this new release is great! I love you succulent it looks like a rose so pretty. Wildflower garden is one of my fave from this release and I just love what you did with it. Thank you for the inspiration.

Gorgeous cards Nina, I absolutely love your Mega Succulent card, it really is stunning!!! I also love the card you created with the wildflowers stamp set, so beautiful. Thank you for the great video tutorial!

Not only the card you showed on the video but also all the cards you did with this release is absolutely gorgeous. This release I could see a purpose for everyone of them in my craft stash. However, I do have two favourite cross stitched flower and the die scale dotted background

Wow, all your cards are just so gorgeous and that Mega Succulent one is absolutely STUNNING!! The colour is so rich and the added detail with the coloured pencils looks amazing! I’d love to see a video of how this card is made. What you did with the wildflowers stamp set is awesome too. I love that stamp set. It’s beautiful on its own. All of these are just beautifully done!!